VRScout

MAY 8, 2021

Unlike existing enterprise-focused headsets like the Microsoft HoloLens 2 , the Pro 3e smart glasses are designed for use by consumers as a PC gaming and entertainment device. What NuGaming delivers with its 5G AR smart glasses is a streamlined immersive experience designed to meet the needs of both gamers and business professionals.

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ARPost

MARCH 31, 2021

Microsoft even made a research tool kit that enables developers to create programs that are accessible to people who have limited vision. As immersive technologies continue to mature, VR might have more to offer to people with disabilities. Whether from books, newspapers, and restaurant menus, it can help users read anywhere.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 27, 2023

While other technology brands began developing AR and VR tools, HP decided to take a different approach. Partnering with Microsoft , HP built the xRServices offering to provide users worldwide with instant access to immersive troubleshooting tools, remote assistance, and rapid onboarding experiences.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The industry is giant and immersive solutions can help to enhance the busy sector. Immersive applications enable users to gain benefits from gestures, body language, and facial expressions that a worker gets from a face-to-face meeting. However, merging immersive applications is attempting to solve digital culture concerns. .

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Apple, Sony, Microsoft, and countless other vendors in the technology space are now investing heavily on the concept of “spatial audio”. These innovators are discovering how important a multi-sensory experience can be when building immersive interactions for users. Multi-Sensory Immersion.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The project is carried on by Microsoft which was given the monster contract of $22B to create this device by modifying its HoloLens glasses. The next step is about trying to integrate the glasses with cloud services, something about which Microsoft is a worldwide leader thanks to Azure.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 25, 2021

Google’s own Tilt Brush, an important content creation tool, relies on Poly. We are waiting and hoping and praying a white knight swoops in to rescue Poly like Microsoft rescued AltspaceVR in the VR winter of 2018. Immersive Tech replaces The VOID. See his books here. Not a good sign. Image source: Virtuix.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Immersive experiences can engage customers and audiences like never before. For example, research suggests that 38 percent of UK buyers would be interested in 3D virtual reality (VR) shopping experiences due to their immersive and engaging nature.

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VRScout

JULY 5, 2019

Using interactive projection-based technology, Lumo Play transforms floors, walls, and various other conventional spaces into immersive gaming experiences. Players can make their own games with Lumo Play’s code-free tools, or choose from hundreds of games in their library; disco dancing, air hockey, and more. CRAFTING NEW WORLDS.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2020

“People were moving towards being interested in VR meetings even before the pandemic,” MeetinVR co-founder and CEO Cristian Emanuel Anton said in a panel discussion on VR Collaboration Tools. While this comes with security concerns for some applications, it would also allow more immersive experiences on smaller devices.

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AR Insider

APRIL 5, 2021

Army’s mega-contract with Microsoft for combat-ready Hololenses. Microsoft’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) design will enable battlefield IoT, combining drones, full 360 battlespace awareness, target acquisition, identification of friendlies, night vision and thermal imaging into a single heads up display.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

It will be possible to shoot 4K videos of the augmented applications, body tracking has been improved , and the system will be able to perform better environment understanding The new ARKit features will be used by a new tool provided by Apple for all its iPhone users: RoomPlan. Alex Kipman leaves after the misconduct allegations.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 7, 2018

Will we see a gold rush in the publishing industry as major players move to invest in Immersive Technologies? Immersive technologies are set to play a key role in modernizing our education, allowing legacy systems to finally move away from models that date back to the 1800s into something more suited for the digital age.

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

What are the tools we need to build remote and hybrid company culture in 2023? Most organizations have gotten to grips with collaborative tools such as Zoom, Slack, Google Docs, or Microsoft Teams, which let us share documents, work collaboratively, communicate and manage projects remotely. How do we build culture remotely?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

Spatial computing is here, and it’s changing the world Millions, even billions of people worldwide, interact with spatial systems and tools daily. Rather than interacting with computing systems as outside parties, we step into a world where we can immerse ourselves in intuitive user interfaces. Is Spatial Computing just VR?

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Mr. Mike Powell, he is the head of the Microsoft Garage and the author of “Age of Smart Information,” a new book about how artificial intelligence and spatial computing will transform the way we communicate forever. Find the latest on Mike at futuristic.com and excerpts from his new book, at theageofsmartinformation.com.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Mr. Mike Powell, he is the head of the Microsoft Garage and the author of “Age of Smart Information,” a new book about how artificial intelligence and spatial computing will transform the way we communicate forever. Find the latest on Mike at futuristic.com and excerpts from his new book, at theageofsmartinformation.com.

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Road to VR

MAY 2, 2017

I had a chance to catch up with Tony at Sundance earlier this year to talk about his approach to leading VR & AR strategy at Unity, and moving immersive technologies beyond just entertainment. New Unity Tools Bring Interactivity and Real-time CGI to 360 Video, Now in Beta. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 30, 2023

Collaboration is key not just in life but also within the emerging immersive marketplace. As the ever-growing technology space finds its footing in enterprise and for consumers, industry leaders are ensuring that the market stands upon a strong foundation of industry-wide collaboration and rich design tools.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 1, 2023

However, the introduction of new tools for development, such as Real-Time 3D (RT3D) technologies, as well as next-gen headsets and wearables, mean holographic experiences are more accessible than ever. Using Forma Vision, employees can essentially “teleport” themselves into any environment for more immersive discussions.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Here in Part 2, Tomorrow’s Solutions we’ll explore a possible path for education in the future, mixing Artificial Intelligence, Immersive Technologies and several new design paradigms that could change education forever. The Dawn of Immersive Education. What do I mean by Immersive Technologies? Image courtesy ODG.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 13, 2020

And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. A new tool can help you in recording grip poses for your hands. More info.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 8, 2022

The same offerings can make the actual travel experience more engaging, by immersing customers in a unique experience while they’re sitting in their seat. Emerging British marine adventure company, Arksen, worked with the leaders in the XR landscape , Varjo, on the creation of an immersive new experience for their travel brand.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Microsoft releases Azure Remote Rendering. Image by Immersive Computing).

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 22, 2022

Stephenson is the person credited with first connecting the term "metaverse" to the idea of an immersive virtual reality in his 1992 novel Snow Crash. Satya Nadella , Microsoft MSFT -1.4%. Microsoft’s CEO understands that the metaverse concept will impact every part of the way we do business. Neal Stephenson, Author.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 1, 2020

OpenBCI, a famous company that produces hardware and software solutions to integrate brain-computer interfaces, has just announced Galea, a new hardware and software platform inteded for immersive headsets. Finally the book Ready Player Two , the sequel of the Famous Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, has been published.

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AR Insider

JUNE 4, 2020

Following Quest’s demand signals , this widens Spatial’s addressable market for immersive collaboration to a $399 device. It’s the fruits of lots of rigor, and the design principles of Spatial’s founding team including Jinha Lee (MIT, Microsoft, Samsung) and Anand Agarawala. Faster Horses.

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ARVR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This follows investments in mobile hardware capability, interest in immersive virtual experiences with the metaverse, and rising industry competition. An older, but interesting example of marker-based AR is the PlayStation 3 Wonderbook, a gaming ‘peripheral’ that allows players to view a spell book on their screen.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 17, 2023

Let’s say we are back to standard levels of energy The current tech landscape is not in its best moment ever : all the big companies (Meta, Microsoft, etc…) are laying off people. You will have a hard time booking experiences. This year, we are already used to going to physical events, so it was not so special anymore.

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Bernard Marr

JANUARY 15, 2024

No doubt you’ve seen dozens of headlines (or more) about generative AI and how tools like ChatGPT are going to transform our jobs. Think books written with the help of generative AI, music created or curated just for you based on your personal preferences, and podcasts automatically translated into your native language.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

When you’re “wearing” in Vernor Vinge’s 2006 book Rainbow’s End, contact lenses and computers woven into clothing serve up an assortment of competing realities and overlays. Some recent acquisitions include AltspaceVR (Microsoft), and Escher (Niantic). In another scenario, we may see game engines dominant, like Unity or Unreal.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2023

Apple TV : both immersive sports content and traditional video content – the latter presented in virtual environments, such as a desert or the sky (sport broadcasting tech could come from the acquisition of NextVR) Apple Books : will allow users to read in virtual reality.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

But it is for sure a feature that will enable not only more immersive social VR interactions (which I guess are the main goal for Meta), but also new kinds of VR experiences. Probably you all recall the iconic Apple commercial inspired by the book 1984 that helped a lot the company in becoming popular. More info (Leaks on RealityOS?—?Upload

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 17, 2022

But before digging into the news, let me invite you all to the latest work that we of VRrOOm have developed: a new social XR immersive music experience from the French legendary composer Jean-Michel Jarre! Which tools and platforms are you using to build mind-bending creations? The most bullish of them is, of course, Meta.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

For me this is not a fortunate sentence: this is what Alex Kipman said about the HoloLens, a few weeks before the whole Microsoft Mixed Reality division was disbanded and he was fired from the company. Which tools and platforms are you using to build mind-bending creations? It can even be used for commercial projects.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Some of the biggest names in social impact will be in attendance, including: Participant Media, Conservation International, the Rainforest Alliance, Connect for Climate/World Bank, and the Milken Institute, as well as tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Oculus.

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Tech Trends VR

DECEMBER 21, 2018

The new HoloLens subscription service could prove a catalyst for SMEs to embrace immersive technology. Since the HoloLens was first released almost three years ago, Microsoft has steadily been building partnerships and demonstrating an array of industry use cases across manufacturing, engineering, healthcare, education and many others.

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